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Tyrt^osus squamivarius, n. sp. 



Sooty-black, in parts obscurely diluted with red ; 

 antennae and tarsi reddish. Irregularly clothed with scales 

 varying from white to sooty. 



Head depressed, and with coarse punctures and a median 

 carina in front. Rostrum moderately long, with coarse punc- 

 tures on basal half, apical half with much smaller but more 

 sharply-defined ones, sparser between antennae than elsewhere. 

 Prothorax with sides strongly rounded; with rather large, 

 round, deep, non-confluent punctures, becoming smaller to- 

 wards apex; with a strong, narrow, continuous median 

 carina. Elytra oblong-cordate, shoulders distinctly wider 

 than prothorax; with rows of large and somewhat distant 

 punctures, in rather feeble striae; alternate interstices dis- 

 tinctly elevated, and with partially-concealed granules, M eta- 

 sternum on each side between coxae with an oblique ridge, 

 very feeble in front, but strong posteriorly; episterna each 

 with a continuous row of strong punctures. Abdomen with 

 a single row of punctures across each of the third and fourth 

 segments. Legs stout; femora strongly dentate; all tibia& 

 thin and not dilated to apex. Length, 6^-6^ mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Illawarra (H. W. Cox); 

 Tweed River (H. W. Brown). 



The sooty scales are fairly numerous, but indistinct on 

 account of their close resemblance to the derm. On each of 

 the two specimens under examination there is a thin and more 

 or less oblique stripe of snowy scales, starting from near the 

 shoulder, and terminated at the third interstice. On the 

 prothorax there are three feeble longitudinal stripes of whitish 

 (sometimes ochreous) scales, and one transverse stripe. On 

 the elytra (especially about the shoulders and apex) many 

 of the scales are more or less reddish-ochreous. On the under- 

 surface the whitish and ochreous scales are mostly confined 

 to the middle parts. The legs are clothed with numerous 

 whitish setse. The depression on the head is quite as large 

 as on the preceding species, but is not so sharply defined 

 posteriorly. As the basal segment of the abdomen is gently 

 convex on each, the types are probably females. 



Tyrt^osus pulcher, n. sp. 



S- Jet-black, front of prothorax diluted with red; 

 antennae and tarsi reddish. Clothing irregular in distribution 

 and variously coloured. 



Head with rather small and sparse punctures. Eyes^ 

 larger and rather closer together than usual, a narrow im- 

 pression behind each. Rostrum moderately long, basal 



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